Combined Joint Task Force Paladin ("CJTF Paladin") was the
International Security Assistance Force command responsible for
counter-IED efforts and
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) during the
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
The War in Afghanistan was an armed conflict that began when an Participants in Operation Enduring Freedom, international military coalition led by the United States launched United States invasion of Afghanistan, an invasion of Afghanistan, ...
. With military and civilian personnel spread across the entire country, CJTF Paladin provided EOD Technicians, counter-IED trainers, intelligence personnel, and forensics labs to the ISAF Regional Commands.
CJTF Paladin was established in 2005 to focus Counter-IED efforts due to the rising trend of
improvised explosive devices during the conflict. During the draw-down of troops and the end of the combat mission for NATO forces, CJTF Paladin was deactivated in December 2013, passing responsibility for all counter-IED operations to the ISAF Joint Command (IJC) Counter IED division. Tactical operations continued to be tasked to the
242nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) who were enhanced with additional EOD personnel and placed under the operational control of the IJC C-IED division.
Its counterpart in the
Iraq War was Task Force Troy.
See also
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Participants in Operation Enduring Freedom
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, several nations took on Al-Qaeda and the Taliban during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan. OEF was the initial combat operations starting on 7 October 2001, in the wake of the ...
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Bomb disposal
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Improvised explosive device
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Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
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Counter-IED efforts
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Route clearance (IEDs)
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Resolute Support Mission
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Task Force Sparta
Notes
External links
Official Facebook PageTask Force Paladin wages war against Afghan IEDsOfficial Media Page on DVIDSJIEDDO Training
International Security Assistance Force units and formations (Afghanistan)
Military units and formations established in 2005
Military units and formations disestablished in 2013
Improvised explosive devices
Bomb disposal
Joint task forces (armed forces)
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